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  2. Slave states and free states - Wikipedia

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    California was admitted as a free state in 1850 without an accompanying slave state, though certain concessions were made to the slave states as part of the Compromise of 1850. Three more free states were admitted in the final years before the Civil War, disrupting the balance that the slave states had tried to maintain.

  3. Free state (polity) - Wikipedia

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    Free state is a term occasionally used in the official titles of some states throughout the world with varying meanings depending on the context. In principle, the title asserts and emphasises a particular freedom of the state in question, but this is not always reflected in practice.

  4. Free state - Wikipedia

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    Free state (United States), a U.S. state in which slavery was illegal before the American Civil War; Maryland, a U.S. state nicknamed the Free State (in abolition and later prohibition contexts) Kansas, a U.S state nicknamed the Free State (in the context of slavery) Free State of Galveston, a 20th-century whimsical name for Galveston, Texas, U ...

  5. Irish Free State - Wikipedia

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    The Irish Free State (6 December 1922 – 29 December 1937), also known by its Irish name Saorstát Éireann (English: / ˌ s ɛər s t ɑː t ˈ ɛər ə n / SAIR-staht AIR-ən, [4] Irish: [ˈsˠiːɾˠsˠt̪ˠaːt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]), was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.

  6. Congo Free State - Wikipedia

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    The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (French: État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by King Leopold II , the constitutional monarch of the Kingdom of Belgium .

  7. Free State (province) - Wikipedia

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    The Free State is situated on a succession of flat grassy plains sprinkled with pastureland, resting on a general elevation of 3,800 feet only broken by the occasional hill or kopje. The rich soil and pleasant climate allow for a thriving agricultural industry. The province is high-lying, with almost all land being 1,000 metres above sea level.

  8. Free Territory of Trieste - Wikipedia

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    A postage stamp for Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste, 1948. In January 1947, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 16 under Article 24 of its charter calling for the creation of a free state in Trieste and the region surrounding it. A permanent statute codifying its provisions was to become recognized under ...

  9. Free State of Jones (film) - Wikipedia

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    Free State of Jones grossed $20.8 million in North America and $4.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $25 million, against a production budget of $50 million. [ 2 ] The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 24, 2016, alongside Independence Day: Resurgence and The Shallows and was projected to gross around ...